Youf/Academy Thread

[chef]

Leeds unlucky that Chelsea had to put first team players in a youth fixture to avoid relegation.

Sarr and Chalobah?

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Sarr and Chalobah?

Yup

 

[chef]

Yup

Some would say under 23s is their level.

Neither are regular first teamers, Sarr is terrible and Chalobah got benched a while back and hardly gets a run now.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Tuchel refers to them as first team players, even if you don't rate them.

 

[chef]

Tuchel refers to them as first team players, even if you don't rate them.

They played at their level i guess so well done to them helping us stay up. Didn't look likely a few weeks back.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Poor Leeds. Suffer for having a moral compass

 

[chef]

Poor Leeds. Suffer for having a moral compass

Nah buddy, that just were unfortunate their firsts played on the same day.

 

[Sphynx]

Nah buddy, that just were unfortunate their firsts played on the same day.

Nah, our bench is the youngest in the PL. We don’t have 3 spare senior players to have a run out there

Thin squad of senior players, close to the worst injury list in the PL and our best u23’s needed on the bench every week are the cause of the relegation.

When we’ve had our best side out there we’ve spanked teams we are easily in the best handful in that division, see the Man Utd game. We will be straight back up.

 

[Bostonian]

Our U23 side did quite well given how many that could play for that side are out on loan.

 

[chef]

 

[Bojan KantKick]

 

[chef]

Crazy crowd for a youf game hey mate

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Crazy crowd for a youf game hey mate

Yeah really impressive stuff. Hopefully a W can provide a much needed lift to the club.

Should be a good game with our old coach, Warren Joyce, in the opposition dugout.

 

[Bradesmaen]

Crazy crowd for a youf game hey mate

Well when you consider what the Adult team at United has put out this season...

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Pretty lucky pen but we are 2-1 up. Garnacho is far too good for this level.

Dylan Levitt is having a great loan. So much talent but so lightweight. Wonder if Ten Hag will look at him in the summer.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

3-1 United with Garnacho scoring twice. The 17 year old has earned a start in the next first team game imo. Been a while between drinks and there is a good crop coming through.

 

[moomba]

FA Youth Cup is one of the great comps in world football. Must have been great for the kids outbtheir tonight.

 

[Bradesmaen]

3-1 United with Garnacho scoring twice. The 17 year old has earned a start in the next first team game imo. Been a while between drinks and there is a good crop coming through.

Another one of these kids from the rough streets of Manchester/Salford

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Another one of these kids from the rough streets of Manchester/Salford

United spent a fair bit on 5 or 6 16 year olds last year before Brexit. Mejbri was the headline signing for circa £10m if he hits all his add ons.

 

[Bradesmaen]

United spent a fair bit on 5 or 6 16 year olds last year before Brexit. Mejbri was the headline signing for circa £10m if he hits all his add ons.

We should have done that. Not saying we don't spend money on some youngsters obviously. We just spent money on Iwobi as well.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

His father Jimmy was a United player and was a youth team coach for 21 years. 40 years of service and a big loss.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Good times ahead I hope!

 

[Bradesmaen]

Good times ahead I hope!

More about Ajax than himself, they've been doing that for years.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

More about Ajax than himself, they've been doing that for years.

Well Ajax fans seem to rate what he has done giving youth a chance a bit higher than you but anyway.

 

[Bradesmaen]

Well Ajax fans seem to rate what he has done giving youth a chance a bit higher than you but anyway.

I'm just saying he's not the only one who's done it at Ajax, who do you think gave de Ligt etc a chance?